| Angelcynn | Lancelot Robson
22 Ramsey's Lane
Wooler
Northumberland
England
NE71 6NR
Tel : 01668 281911
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(m) : 07973 769197
Email : l.robson22@tiscali.co.uk | Angelcynn. Period of interest AD 420-900. Anglo Saxon and Viking family re -enactment to a high standard. We can now cover northern and southern events. Our website should be revamped by 2010. |
| Anmod Dracan Traders Guild | John Watson
224 Coatham Road
Redcar
Cleveland
England
TS10 1RA
Tel : 01642-489227
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(m) : 0468-527795
Email : anmoddracan@yahoo.co.uk | Though we are primarily a Viking re-enactment Society, we also present displays covering the Anglo-Saxon, Viking, Norman, and Late Norman periods. |
| Arthurian Society Alternative Recreation | Margie Cook
1810 Sils Avenue
Louisville
U.S.A.
40205
Tel : 502-459-7431
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Email : nigheanduloch@aol.com | An Arthurian/Medieval Re-creation and Re-enactment group visited by over 90,000 people in a 3 week period. |
| Batavi (Auxilium Palatinum) | Rob Finlayson
73 Sherbourne Road
Whitney
Oxfordshire
England
OX28 5FQ
Tel : 01993-778192
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Email : | New group based in Oxfordshire re-enacting life in Britain between 4th - 6th century AD. Initially based around a military unit which came to Britain in 360AD and again in 367AD to help destory the invading barbarians. We believe they stayed and formed part of the mobile military force upto and after Roman wash its hands of us in 410AD. |
| Bifrost Guard, The | Julie Mason
39 Chester Road
Wellingborough
Northamptonshire
England
NN8 1NS
Tel : 01933 276455
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Email : Longshiptraders@mindless.com | We are a Rus Viking trading party with associated war band based in the years 950 to 1066. The Bifrost Guard will provide a full living history and combat display at your show or fair for any time from a couple of hours to a full bank holiday weekend. We live in our authentic tents, prepare and cook our own food and have a range of crafts and practical skills on show. |
| Britannia | Dan Shadrake
Britannia
13 Ardleigh
Basildon
Essex
England
SS16 5RA
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Email : shadrake@blueyonder.co.uk | Britannia is the largest society that re-enacts the end of the Western Roman Empire, 350-600A.D. It also stages gladiatorial combat of the 1st Century AD. Winner of the 1998 Military Illustrated Battle Re-enactment group of the year. Over 100 Film and Television appearances including Ridley Scotts Gladiator and more recently the British feature Film Faintheart. |
| Caledonian Historical Reenactment Soc | Robert Redmond
801 S. Summit
El Dorado
Butler
California
U.S.A.
67042
Tel : 1 316 323 5848
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Email : mylordofalba@aol.com | We are a small group doing combat displays and we have a sword maker in the clan who can make anything that is needed by membersand for anyone who wants to buy from us. We are looking for more members as well and we are still trying to build up the fair in our city. So any Traders who would like to join in and help us to make it all happen please call us. Our time line is Roman to 1745 Scotland. |
| Cestrescire | Paul Waddington
3 Romsey Drive
Cheadle
Cheshire
England
SK8 7QB
Tel : 0161 477 9584
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Email : waddingtonpaul@hotmail.com | Cheshire group of Regia Anglorum we portray Saxon and Viking warriors and civilians in the period 950 - 1066. |
| Colchester Historical Enactment Society | Paul Adams
80 Greenstead Road
Colchester
Essex
England
CO1 2SY
Tel : 01206 866166
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Email : ches@aspects.net | The Colchester Historical Enactment Society, (C.H.E.S.) is a small Living History and Combat Display society who re-enact all aspects of early Eighteenth Century Maritime life, in particular the activities of Pirates during the "Golden age" of piracy, 1680-1730 (ish). C.H.E.S. also enact 9th century Saxons. |
| Combrogi | Ken Wiltshire
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Email : halley@combrogi.org | Combrogi recreate the society of Britain during the period between the Roman withdrawal and the Norman Invasion 400 to 1066 AD. |
| Dark Ages Charitable Trust | Paul Craddock
Rosmary Cottage
Camp Road
Canwell
Sutton Coalfield
Staffordshire
England
B75 5RA
Tel : 0121-323-4309
Fax : 0121-323-4309
(m) : 07973-432569
Email : druid@re-enactment.com | We are dedicated to promoting interest in The Dark Ages and mediaval times (500-1500AD). We have our own 7-acre site with a re-created ring fort that is now fully pallisaded. Several hundred rare fruit trees have been planted and a large pond installed. We have regular school parties who enjoy are 'Viking Days'. We are always looking for volunteers and are afiliated to The Vikings and Regia Anglorum. |
| DarkHeart Armoury |
Boise
Idaho
U.S.A.
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Email : dantioche@darkheartarmoury.com | Custom reproduction armour from Greek antiquity to the 16th century, from Rome to Japan, for the collector or combatant.
"...a Tradition of Fine, Custom Armour |
| Die Landen van Herwaerts Over | Jan-Simon Hoogschagen
Zandburen 28
Hippolytushoef
Nederlands
1777 CS
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Email : canselier@dielanden.nl | The 'Landen van Herwaerts Over'is a dark ages and medieval society. Our members cover a very diverse area of interests within this period, making for a very colourful society. Within our society we have several guilds, whom concern themselves with historical music, dance, swordmanship and many more crafts. |
| Evelwulf Historical Society, The | Sara Reading
69a Silver Street
South Petherton
Somerset
England
TA13 5AN
Tel : 01460 242807
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Email : redcrow@datalineit.co.uk | Small family friendly group with fighters and non-fighters. Mostly Society Banquets but some public shows. Roman Britain - Viking Occupied Britain, Re-enactments of battles and everyday life. Lots of eating and drinking. |
| Guild of Historical Interpreters, The | Eleanor McGann
32 Barleyfields
Witham
Essex
England
CM8 2FD
Tel : 01376 511345
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Email : eleanor@the-guild.org | The group offers interpretation of the impact of Roman lifestyles on tribal groups please note change of contact details and new website. Old links no longer valid. |
| Guild, The |
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Email : eleanor@the-guild.org | The Guild is a small and friendly association of history buffs, both professional and amateur. We bring history from the Iron Age to the early 20th century to life in historical sites, museums, schools, filmwork and elsewhere. |
| Gwerin Y Gwyr | Leia Fee
1 Constitution Hill
Mount Plesant
Swansea
Glamorganshire
Wales
SA1 6JL
Tel : 01792 553402
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Email : leiafee@totalise.co.uk | The Swansea Branch of Regia Anglorum. Dark Ages living history
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| Haukur | Alistair treek
18 Stratford Close
Slough
Berkshire
England
SL2 2PS
Tel : 01753 572080
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Email : info@haukur.org.uk | Haukur are a constituant group of 'The Vikings', we are based in east Bucks, south Beds, and west Herts. We are a combat and living history group, representing an Anglo-Danish mercenary group at the time of Cnut the Great. |
| Hetaireia Palatiou | Timothy Dawson
45 Bismarch Drive
Leeds
West Yorkshire
England
LS11 6TB
Tel : 0113 270 5991
Fax : 0113 270 5991
(m) : 07723 631 044
Email : palace.co@hotmail.co.uk | A living history society portraying aspects of the court milieu of Constantinople between the tenth and twelfth centuries. Courtiers, attendants and guard units. Banquets, archery, sports and pastimes, military drill and martial arts training. |
| Hounds Of The Morrigan, The | Myk Dormer
9 Beaulieu Court
basingstoke
Hampshire
England
RG21 4DQ
Tel : 01256 430207
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Email : shouting.at.you@gmail.com | 13th-15th Century (with occasional outings into Dark Age) re-enactment society. Training held ever tuesday (8 - 10pm, Richard Aldworth School) and thursday (7:30-10pm, Oakridge Methodist Church Hall, Vivien Road). All welcome. |
| Hwitmearum | Nicola Sedgwick
Reading
Berkshire
England
RG4 8DN
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| Jomsborg Elag | Phil Burthem
46 St. Johns Court
Finsbury Park
London
England
Tel : 020-8800-4013
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Email : vikink@globalnet.co.uk | We are a 10th century Dark age re-enactment group with members also in other main societies such as Regia and the Vikings. We concentrate on doing 2-3 sponsored shows abroad each year. The countries we have visited over the last few years include, Denmark, Poland, Sweden, Iceland and Norway. There is a regular training session held in north London throughout the off season. |
| Kingdom of Gryphons Chase | Nyria Chase
PO Box 822
Spotsylvania
Virginia
U.S.A.
22553
Tel : 540 582 2919
Fax : 540 582 2919
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Email : Regency@GryphonsChase.com | The Kingdom of Gryphons Chase is a family oriented medieval to Renaissance reenactment group focusing on learning about the past and having fun while doing it! We are located in the state of Virginia, USA. |
| Medical Practitioners LHG | Will Styles
19 Sedbergh Park
Ilkley
West Yorkshire
England
LS29 8SZ
Tel : 01943-608306
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Email : Chirurgeons-owner@yahoogroups.com | Living History Medical Practitioners (Physicians, Leeches, Quacks, Surgeons, Sawbones, Apothecaries, Cunning Women & Men, Midwives, Toothdrawers (Kindhearts), Bonesetters, Horse gelders, Bloodletters (Phlebotamists), Herbalists, Stillroom Mistresses etc) prior to the discovery of antibiotics. To swop good ideas, exchange equipment, names of manufacturers and to share research and sources. Open to re-enactors and those who are interested in our hobby. Not SCA and Not 21C Medical but all are welcome. |
| Mercenaries Medieval Combat Guild, The | Ben Holman
429 S Oak Street
Nevada
Missouri
U.S.A.
64772
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Email : owen@mercwars.com | The Mission of the MMCG is to revive the combat skills of the European Middle Ages, to further research into all areas of medieval culture, and to create an enjoyable experience for its members. |
| Milwr Morganwg | Eric Bool
66 Cae Felin Parc
Hirwaun
Aberdare
Glamorganshire
Wales
CF44 9QQ
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Email : elcapitano@milwr.org | Milwr Morganwg is a collection of individuals from all walks of life drawn together by an interest in the life of mediaeval professional longbow archers. Our society attempts to re-create the camp of a group of mercenary archers from about 1345 to 1490. We are usually depicting a group of such men and women en route to a campaign or acting as escort to a group of pilgrims on the road to Canterbury or even Rome. A |
| Mogh Roith | David Mooney
Mountshannon
County Clare
Ireland
Tel : +353 (0)61 927991
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Email : nova20k@yahoo.com | Irish historical re-enactment group founded in 1997 based in
East Co.Clare, Limerick City and County. Primary focus: Early Irish Christian period (450 - early 1000's) Gael (Irish) and Hiberno-Norse (Viking - Settled Norse). We didn't have a 'Dark Age', it was our 'Golden Age'. Secondary focus: 14th to 16th century Irish/Gael (Kern & Gallowglass soldiers) and English costume and combat. Some Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age Costume & Living history. New members always welcome. |
| Na Degad | Niall Murray
County Cork
Ireland
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Email : na_degad@hotmail.com | Na Degad are an Irish reenactment group who cover the Hiberno-Norse warbands of the Viking era but we primarily strive to portray a Medieval Irish Army (Galloglaich, Kern, Hobilars) of 1350-1550 |
| New Varangian Guard Inc. | Cherilyn Fuhlbohm
P.O. Box 27
Redan
Victoria
Australia
3350
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Email : secretary@nvg.org.au | The NVG Inc has 11 branches throughout Australia and 2 overseas. Our core area and period of interest is the Byzantine Empire, its allies and enemies, during the 9th to 13th Centuries AD. |
| Northland Mercenaries Ltd |
33 Stanley Gardens
Herne Bay
Kent
England
CT6 3SQ
Tel : 01227 360891
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Email : ferret@tintagel-show.com | |
| Ormsgard! Dark Ages Theatre | Jason
England
Tel : 01945 700515
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Email : ormsguard@hotmail.org | "To provide the highest quality Dark Ages theatre, thus inspiring the worthy to embrace their ancient Germanic cultural heritage." Ormsgard is the collective name for a troupe of historical re-enactors who travel around England providing Dark Ages theatrical performances for schools, village-fêtes, historical societies, television, film, and events of all sizes including the National Trust. |
| Saint Cuthbert's Land | Jennifer Smith
33B Pierremont Gdns.
Darlington
Durham
England
DL3 9PD
Tel : 01325 260157
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Email : aethelflaed@ntlworld.com | Saint Cuthbert's Land is the County Durham branch of Regia Anglorum, a national re-encatment society specialising in the period 950-1066 AD. St Cuthbert's Land has a particular interest in Living History although members of our group are also involved in |
| Samildanach |
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Email : | Samildanach is a reenactment group absed in the Hunter Valley area of Nsw Australia. Our focus is the Viking Invasions of the British Isles during the 10th and 11th centuries. We concetrate on recreating the clothing, combat and social activities such as dancing and music during the period. We regularly hold feasts and campaign weekends. |
| Scabius Corpus | Vivien Goodwin
Heidi Cottage
Rallt Newydd
Holyhead
Wales
LL65 2TJ
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(m) : 07887 990054
Email : scabiuscorpus@hotmail.com | By popular demand we infect Villages, Towns and Cities with Black Death and Leprosy and anything else we catch. We come with our own spare parts. |
| School of Defence, The | Mike Ray
38 Windsor Avenue
Lancaster
Lancashire
England
LA1 4BE
Tel : 01542 37275
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Email : info@schoolofdefence.com | The School of Defence is Britain’s leading group teaching the Western Combat Tradition. The School continues the teachings of the Masters of Defence and researches the historical background of combat in Europe. The result - historically relevant combat techniques and a practical method of self-defence that are combined to produce entertaining and informative demonstrations. |
| Shields of the Shattered Isle |
51 Kilcoole Gardens
Belfast
Antrim
Northern Ireland
BT14 8LF
Tel : 028-90504326
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Email : echoblue@hotmail.com | Shields of the Shattered Isle is a Re-enactment and living History group based in the North of Ireland. Although many of our members are from in and around the Belfast area we welcome anyone from all over Ireland (and even Canada). For more information on either how to join or how to book SOTSI for an event please e-mail echoblue@ntlworld.com |
| Swords of Pendragon |
34 Walpole Road
Great Yarmouth
Norfolk
England
NR30 4NF
Tel : 07010-700332
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Email : | We are an 'Arthurian' period re-enactment group specialising in the portrayal of Romano-British life in the 4th through 6th Centuries, after the departure of the Romans and before the medieval period in history - we are 'Dark Age' warriors. In addition we have interests in Saxon England and all the way up to and past the Normanisation - including the Crusades, so we have members interested in 4th to 13th Century Britain. |
| Telling History | Maureen James
15 Darthill Road
March
Cambridgeshire
England
PE15 8HP
Tel : 01354 650586
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Email : tellinghistory@btinternet.com | After many years experience of working in historical interpretation Maureen chose, in 2001 to specialise in telling historical stories. A qualified teacher, with an MA in Museums and Galleries in Education, she believes passionately in the value of creating empathy to help people to understand the past and in the importance of story to this process. She regularly works in museums, castles, stately homes and at heritage sites with audiences of all ages. She has clothing and stories in her repertoire relating to most historical periods from the Iron Age to modern times. |
| The Dark Ages Society | Shelagh Lewins
33 Monument Road
Woking
Surrey
England
GU21 5LR
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Email : info@darkagessociety.co.uk | The Dark Ages Society (DAS) is a small, friendly group founded over 30 years ago. The aim of DAS is to re-create life and warfare in late ninth century Britain - the time of King Alfred. Members portray Saxon and Viking characters. Our members have varied interests including fighting, feasting, history, crafts and experimental archaeology. |
| Thor Ewing | Thor Ewing
1 Rose Cottage
Bedstone
Bucknell
Craven Arms
Shropshire
England
SY7 0BE
Tel : 01547 530822
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(m) : 07910 461703
Email : thor@historicalarts.co.uk | Thor Ewing works as a historical storyteller, performing stories appropriate to various historical eras. Share their stories and meet them in their dreams. |
| Weorod |
Portsmouth
Hampshire
England
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Email : ealdor@weorod.org | Based in Portsmouth, Hampshire we recreate one of British history s most decisive eras, the years from 428 to 1066, the Early Medieval or Dark Age period. Portraying the lives of the early Angle-Saxon settlers of the Migration Period, through the Danish and Norwegian incursions of the Viking Age to the coming of the Normans and the end of Anglo-Saxon England we provide an accurate representation of what early medieval life may have looked like. |
| Westmearc | Dorian Butcher
U.S.A.
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Email : nielsen.cory@gmail.com | Westmearc is a branch of Regia Anglorum covering the states of Oregon and Washington. We have chosen as our primary focus the Anglo-Saxons and Scandinavians living in England during the first half of the 11th century (approximately 1000-1050 AD), though our members also pursue interests in other cultures and in periods somewhat earlier and later than the turn of the first millennium.
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| Wolfpack Re-enactment Showteam The | Ratty
27 Cherry Tree Walk
Oakridge Village
Basingstoke
Hampshire
England
RG21 5RJ
Tel : 01256 430046
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Email : | We are a multi-period society, Romano - Celt to American Wild West, boasting in excess of 40 members who provide living history as well as battles, skirmishes, gun fights. We specialise in early medieval, Tudor/Landsknecht, Piracy and the Wild West. We are more concerned with putting on a good show for the MOP's than being 100% authentic but we do take pride in our knowledge and standard of turnout.
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| Wryngwyrm | Kim maskell
Wilstead
Bedford
Bedfordshire
England
Tel : 01234 243869
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Email : enquiries@wryngwyrmuk.org | Wryngwyrm (pronounced Ringworm) are the Bedfordshire group of The Vikings re-enactment society. We carry out Combat arena shows including Archery and have Leather Working, Story Telling, Authentic Cooking and Coin Striking in our Living History Encampment. |
| Wychwood Warriors | Bruno Luse
Keble College
Oxford
Oxfordshire
England
OX1 3PG
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Email : ross.moulden@bnc.ox.ac.uk | The Wychwood Warriors is an Oxford University student society dedicated to Dark Age re-enactment. We recreate aspects of Saxon, Viking and Celtic life in early medieval England. |
| Österhus Vänner | Adrian Hudson
Östersund
Jämtland
Sweden
831 45
Tel : +46 63 132878
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Email : spjutyxa@yahoo.se | A Viking society based in northern Sweden. We have a 20M longhouse and a 14m Longship, the Hrafn. We hold feasts 4 times a year. Some of us are fighters, some of us take part in occasional 'live' events held at the house. We welcome anyone with an interest in Vikings, and have contacts in both the SCA/LARP and serious reenactment circles. |
